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Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P8 Lite 2017
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Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
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Huawei ShotX Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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6 editorial reviews
Lite in name, but not in natureRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P8 lite 2017 (HiSilicon Kirin 655, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147 ppi) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
The P8 Lite is an affordable unlocked device, but it has plenty of viable challengers hot on its heels.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
9 user ratings
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In-depth review of the Huawei ShotX aka Honor 7i (Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.2", 156) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz1.7 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 655Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • LTPS TFT
IPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
no
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
F/1.9
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
noyes
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • White
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.8 in5.71 in5.57 in5.75 in
Width2.87 in2.79 in2.8 in2.81 in
Depth0.3 in0.27 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.19 oz5.08 oz5.64 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBCSBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesno
Video outputNoNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time670.0 h
N/A
400.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h14.53 h10.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
N/A

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